Yankees – Astros position-by-position breakdown
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let us Said none of those teams benched Johnny. The Astros tried to fix their offense from midseason buying Christian Vazquez to pair with Martin Maldonado, but Vazquez struggled after the transition (.585 and Boston’s OPS, .374 and Houston). The Yankees got an All-Star first half from newly acquired Jose Trevino, but his production dropped in the second half (.406 OPS, including a .387 September/October mark).
) ) It’s never a good thing for the Yankees when you bench the guy you started the year in the knockout game. That’s what happened with Isiah Kiner-Falefa in ALDS, he didn’t do much offensively and was inconsistent as a defender. Rookie Oswaldo Cabrera bumped into him.
Alex Bregman played from ) The Astros have a lot of moving parts in the midfield since George Springer left in free agency 2015. Right now, they’re using a combination of Chas McCormick and Jake Meyers. With Meyers recovering from shoulder surgery, McCormick saw much of the year and took a slash. 107/.243/. 332. McCormick and Meyers are both above-average scoring at this position, and on the defensive end, each outing is above-average. As when we saw him hit the mid-range ball 403 held his ground in Game 3 of the ALDS, when he went deep again in Game 5, even though he wasn’t his super Hero, you too can’ don’t make a mistake with the judge. Like Alvarez, he can always change the series with one shot, and his arms and legs can make an impact. ) First, keep in mind that this is not the typical LCS schedule we are used to seeing . There is only one rest day – between Games 2 and 3, the traditional rest day between Games 5 and 6 has been canceled. When you combine that schedule with the fact that the Yankees are nearing the end of a five-game ALDS extended by rain, the Astros have a pretty clear advantage. in stark contrast to what happened with the Yankees, where fourth-place starter Jameson Taillon was given the task of Game 1 and staff ace Gerrit Coe Gerrit Cole was unable to fully rest until Game 3. Kerr’s second start will require him to take a three-day break in Game 7. Nestor Cortez, who started Games 2 and 5 in the division series, couldn’t rest until Game 4. The Yankees have been plagued by injuries in the bullpen this season, and as we saw in ALDS, Clay Holmes’ shoulder problems could hurt his availability on a given day. While the Yankees do have good options like Wandy Peralta, Jonathan Loáisiga and Lou Trivino — Ron Marinaccio could return this round — it’s hard to say they’re in a better bullpen position than the Astros. prophecy 20152015
